title: Unilateral spinal anesthesia in two centenarian patients.
abstract: The use of unilateral spinal block with a specific hyperbaric mixture of bupivacaine and fentanyl in two centenarian women is presented. This technique was very effective in restricting sympathetic block, and it provided satisfactory analgesia and hemodynamic stability.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesiology, Ondokuz Mayis University School of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey. skaracalar@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Serap
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karacalar
authors.forename: Hatice
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Türe
authors.forename: Binnur
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sarihasan
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000775:Anesthesia, Spinal / Q000379:methods*; D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D002045:Bupivacaine; D005260:Female; D005265:Femoral Neck Fractures / Q000601:surgery*; D005283:Fentanyl; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D009294:Narcotics; D010147:Pain Measurement
chemical_list: D000779:Anesthetics, Local; D009294:Narcotics; D005283:Fentanyl; D002045:Bupivacaine